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Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management

2015
Open Access Journal Article

Ocean & Coastal Management

Williams, R., Wright A.J., Ashe E., Blight L.K., Bruintjes R., Canessa R., Clark C.W., Cullis-Suzuki S., Dakin D.T., Erbe C., Hammond P.S., Merchant N.D., O'Hara P.D., Purser J., Radford A.N., Simpson S.D., Thomas L., and Wale M.A.

Anthropogenic underwater noise is now recognized as a world-wide problem, and recent studies have shown a broad range of negative effects in a variety of taxa....
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Keywords: Anthropogenic, Conservation, Ecology, Marine, Ocean noise, Policy, Shipping

Change in singing behavior of humpback whales caused by shipping noise

2018
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

PLOS ONE

Tsujii, K., Akamatsu, T., Okamoto, R., Mori, K., Mitani, Y. and Umeda, N.

Reactions of singing behavior of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to a specific shipping noise were examined. Two autonomous recorders separated by 3.0 km were used...
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Keywords: Behaviour, Humpback whale, Shipping

A sound approach to assessing the impact of underwater noise on marine fishes and invertebrates

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Hawkins, A. D. and Popper, A. N.

Increasing attention is being paid to the ecological consequences of underwater noise generated by human activities such as shipping and maritime industries including, but not limited...
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Keywords: Airgun, Criteria, Fish, Ground roll, Invertebrate, Noise, Particle motion, Pile driving, Regulation, Seismic, Shipping, Sonar, Sound

Validated shipping noise maps of the Northeast Atlantic

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Science of The Total Environment

Adrian Farcas, Claire F.Powell, Kate L.Brookes, Nathan D.Merchanta

Shipping noise is globally pervasive and impacts marine species which rely on sound. International bodies including United Nations agencies, the Arctic Council, and the European Union...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic, Marine policy, Marine spatial planning, Noise pollution, Shipping

Underwater sound from vessel traffic reduces the effective communication range in Atlantic cod and haddock

2017
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Scientific Reports

Stanley, J. A., Van Parijs, S. M. and Hatch, L. T.

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located in Massachusetts Bay off the densely populated northeast coast of the United States; subsequently, the marine inhabitants of the...
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Keywords: Cod, Communication, Haddock, Shipping

Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae alter calling behavior in response to natural sounds and vessel noise

2018
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Fournet, M. E. H., Matthews, L .P., Gabriele, C. M., Haver, S., Mellinger, D. K. and Klinck, H.

Acoustically adept species in the marine environment have to contend with complex and highly variable soundscapes. In the ocean today, sounds from human sources contribute substantially...
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Keywords: Behaviour, Humpback whale, Shipping